Cardiology
String of beads appearance of renal artery in CT Angio is seen in which condition?
A) Monckeberg sclerosis
B) Fibromuscular dysplasia
C) Renal Artery stenosis
D) Renal Artery Aneurysm
B) Fibromuscular Dysplasia
A) pneumonia
B) lung abscess
C) emphysema
D) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
D) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Albuminocytologic dissociation is a phenomenon seen in
A) Transverse myelitis
B) Guillain-barre Syndrome
C) Infectious myelitis
D) Brown-Sequard syndrome
B) Guillain- Barre.
Increased CSF protein with normal cell counts.
Episodic hematuria with concurrent Respiratory or GI infections:
A) Alport syndrome
B) Acute poststreptococcal GN
C) RPGN
D) IgA nephropathy
D) IgA nephropathy
Gottrons papule are seen in
A) Polymyositis
B) MCTD
C) Dermatomyositis
D) SLE
C) Dermatomyositis
Abe of choice for HACEK group endocarditis is
A) Ceftriaxone
B) Vancomycin
C) Rifampin
D) Ampicillin
A) Ceftriaxone
Triad of hypoxemia, petechial rash and neurological abnormalities seen in:
A) Fat emboli
B) Air emboli
C) Amniotic fluid emboli
D) Thrombotic emboli
A) Fat emboli
Which of the following tremor resolves by self medication with alcohol?
A) intention tremor
B) Essential tremor
C) myoclonic tremor
D) Resting tremor
B) Essential Tremor
UTI with urease +ve bugs like proteus causes which type of stones?
A) Ammonium Mg Phosphate
B) Cystine
C) Uric acid
D) Calcium
A) Ammonium Mg Phosphate, commonly known as struvite stones.
Which of the following is not seen in Tumor lysis syndrome?
A) Hyperkalemia
B) Hyperuricemia
C) Hypercalcemia
D) Hyperphosphatemia
C) Hypercalcemia. Hypocalcemia due to sequestration with excess released phosphate.
Drug of choice for peri and post-MI tachyarrhythmias?
A) Lidocaine
B) Cardizem
C) Flecainide
D) Procainamide
A) Lidocaine
Which of the following abx are not used for MRSA PNA?
A) Linezolid
B) Daptomycin
C) Ceftazidime
D) Vancomycin
B) Daptomycin. Destroyed by surfactant.
Which of the following common childhood tumors often has cholesterol rich motor-oil like fluid inside them?
A) Pinealoma
B) Craniopharyngioma
C) Ependymoma
D) Medulloblastoma
B) Craniopharyngioma
As per KDIGO guidelines, AKI is defined as serum creatinine rise to __ times the baseline over past 7 days?
A) 1.75
C) 2
C) 1.25
D) 1.5
D) 1.5 times the baseline over past 7 days.
Cotton wools spots on Fundoscopy is seen in all except:
A) Retinitis Pigmentosa
B) CMV retinitis
C) Hypertensive retinopathy
D) Leukemic retinopathy
A) Retinitis pigmentosa. Bony spicules shaped deposits around macula.
Pick the odd one out.
A) Ranolazine
B) Quinidine
C) Amiodarone
D) Adenosine
D) Adenosine - does not prolong QT interval
Which of the following settings would you increase to enhance oxygenation?
A) PEEP
B) Vt
C) Rate
D) PIP
A) PEEP
Pick the odd one out:
A) Lamotrigine
B) Phenytoin
C) Ethosuximide
D) Valproate
B) Phenytoin. Not used in absence seizures
Which of the following can't be dialyzed?
A) INH
B) Salicylates
C) Dabigatran
D) Rifampin
D) Rifampin
Pick the odd one out.
A) Linezolid
B) Trimethoprim - Sulfamethoxazole
C) Ceftazidime
D) Fosfomycin
D) Fosfomycin. No activity against MRSA.
Low voltage EKG despite thick myocardium is seen in?
A) Hemochromatosis
B) Amyloidosis
C) Loeffler's syndrome
D) Postradiation fibrosis
B) Amyloidosis
Find the odd one out.
A) Squamous cell Ca
B) Adenocarcinoma
C) Large cell Ca
D) Bronchial Carcinoid
A) Squamous cell Ca. Most commonly found in central lung tree, rest are found peripheral.
All opioids typically cause miosis except:
A) Buprenorphine
B) Heroin
C) Meperidine
D) methadone
C) Meperidine
Pick the Odd one out
A) SLE
B) Sjogrens
C) Fanconi syndrome
D) Rheumatoid Arthritis
C) Fanconi. Causes type 2 Proximal Renal tubular acidosis. rest cause type 1 distal.
Abx of choice for most common cause of osteomyelitis in pts with hemoglobinopathies
A) Ciprofloxacin
B) Ampicillin
C) Vancomycin
D) Gentamicin
A) Ciprofloxacin.
Nontyphoidal Salmonella cause OM in pts with Sickle cell disease and thalassemias.